Top Of The Game21 Feb 2024

032 Yemi Lalude| emerging markets promise

YEMI’S BIO

This episode is a master class in emerging markets investing, capital allocation and developing economies by one of the best in the game. He was very early investing capital in two consequential geographies, China in the early 2000’s and Africa a few years later. He is now a London-based Partner & Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at TPG, a leading global investment firm managing $212 billion in assets. He leads investment activities for the firm in Africa and a leader on emerging market investment activities in the technology sector for TPG’s Rise Fund.

Prior to joining TPG in 2015, Yemi founded and was Managing Partner of Adlevo Capital, one of the first venture capital firms focused on early stage technology investments in Africa. Previously, he was a Principal at GGV Capital, a leading Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm and one of the first focused on investments in both the US and China. Yemi started his career as an engineer and held engineering leadership and product management positions at Hewlett Packard and Siebel Systems.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Lagos, a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

YEMI RELATED LINKS

Yemi’s TPG Profile

TPG Rise Fund’s Portfolio

Airtel Africa $200m Deal| TechCrunch

Investing in African Tech Companies| Built Tough Pod

Africa’s Booming Tech Sector| Bloomberg

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